Youth ruled the day at the inaugural Langford Triathlon on Sunday around Langford Lake and Metchosin, as two of the youngest athletes competing captured the Olympic and sprint distance titles.

Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Connor Foreman ran a consistent race to take top spot at the Olympic distance, finishing in a time of one hour, 55 minutes, six seconds to edge fellow local Adam OB次元官网网址橫eara by exactly one minute.

Victoria athlete Aimeson King, like Foreman competing in the menB次元官网网址檚 20-24 age category, was third overall in 2:03.21, followed in order by Langford native son Larry Wilson (2:13.45, menB次元官网网址檚 40-44) and Hansie De Kock (2:17.32, menB次元官网网址檚 45-49).

The top woman was VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Kaileen McCulloch (womenB次元官网网址檚 20-24), who timed in at 2:25.54 to finish seventh overall.

The 21 year old Foreman, the 2013 third-place finisher in the national junior triathlon championships, was second out of the water, about a minute behind fellow Victorian Aimeson King for the 1,500-metre swim. But Foreman was fastest on the 40-kilometre bike route, passing King and adding a bit more distance between himself and OB次元官网网址橫eara, who was third out of the lake.

A 10K run time of 35:59 around the Ed Nixon Trail, slightly faster than OB次元官网网址橫earaB次元官网网址檚 36:10, gave Foreman a relatively comfortable victory margin.

Race organizer of Westshore Triathlon said the order of finish wasnB次元官网网址檛 necessarily unusual, given the race experience of the top three.

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The unseasonably warm lake temperature brought Triathlon B.C. rules into play and meant competitors wouldnB次元官网网址檛 have the added buoyancy provided by the suits. Carter said the difference was likely around four minutes for the top competitors.

The Olympic distance race saw 42 of 47 athletes finish. The sprint distance race,  a common first race for rookie triathletes, saw 81 people B次元官网网址� 46 women and 35 men B次元官网网址� tackle the start and 72 finish. The course was exactly half the distance of the Olympic version.

Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Brennen Smith crossed the line first in one hour, five minutes and 23 seconds, more than four minutes ahead of Calgary competitor Stefan Daniel, who timed in at 1:09.49. Both men were competing in the 19-under category.

Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Barbara Rober (age 25-29 division) was the fastest womenB次元官网网址檚 finisher in the sprint event, clocking 1:22.01 to take third overall. Following her in order were VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Flemming Sorvin (1:22.06, menB次元官网网址檚 45-49) and Lesley Hartford (female age 50-54) of Mill Bay, whose time of 1:22.19 placed her second among women.

For an inaugural race, Carter said, the triathlon was B次元官网网址渁 great success.B次元官网网址�

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Adding in the nine people who competed on relay teams at the Olympic distance, the entry total of 137 was a solid first effort, Carter added.

For full results, visit , the click on results and scroll down to Langford Triathlon.

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